Ornamentation materials



March 19, 1963 w. J. LANE ORNAMENTATION MATERIALS Filed Dec. 22, 1958 FIG.

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3,082,135 ORNAMENTATION MATERIALS 'William J. Lane, 6 Rolling Hill Drive, Chatham, NJ.

. Filed Dec. 22, 1958, Ser. No. 781,982 1 .2 Claims. (Cl. 15446.8)

ized with initials or names at the time of purchase by the application of gold or other colored ornamentation. Recently materials have been provided whereby the owner may personalize an item by simply printing or writing his initials, name, or other identifying mark on the item.

Orinarnentation materials for customer application take two generallforrnsz (1) Thematerial to be transferred is deposited or cemented on the full area of one side of' a transparent tape or sheet, and (2) a small sheet of gold leaf or other ornamentation material is packaged in a flexible transparent protective sheet and is cemented to the sheet at a few points. In either case, the material to be applied is held against the item to be personalized and the transfer is effectedby writing on the protective transparent'sheet with a stylus or ball point pen. Ornamentation thus applied, like. that applied with heat and pressure, may be coated with a clear lacquer or other material to increase its permanency;

Inthe application of such ornamentation, the problem of maintaining the ornamentation material in a fixed relationship with the-surface to which it is to be applied poses a considerable problem. This is especially true if the item has a slippery surface or is of an irregular shape. In the case of smooth surfaced materials such as certain leathers, plastics, and highly calendered paper, the ornamentation material may be unintentionally shifted and this may result in a transfer of material in an undesired pattern. In the case of smooth surfaced items which have an irregular shape such as pen and pencil barrels, et cetera, the problem is even greater and the chance of successful transfer in the desired pattern is small. It is an object of this invention to generally improve More specifically, it is an object of this invention to enhance the possibility of successful transfer of surface ornamentation materials regardless of the shape or surface conditions of the item to be marked.

United States Patent 0 3,082,135 Patented Mar. 19, 1963 In FIG. 1 there is shown an ornamentation tape having a protective cover 1 to which there is applied the ornamentation material 2. As seen in FIG. 1 the protective sheet 1 is wider than the ornamentation material by the width of the strips 3 and 4. On the side of the protective I shcetl to which the ornamentation material 2 adheres, the strips 3 and 4 are coated with an adhesive. The adhesive may be applied to the entire width of the strips 3 and 4 or may be applied to narrower strips immediately adjacent to the edge of the protective sheet 1. Tape of this type is prepared either in continuous rolls or is packaged in convenient lengths. A protective disposable backing surface may be applied to the tape in a manner well known in the packaging of rubber electrical tape and certain self-adhering labels.

The ornamentation material may be directly applied to a protective sheet as shown in FIG. 2 or a film bearing the ornamentation material is applied to a protective tape as shown in FIG. 3.

;In ,the arrangements of FIG. 2, the ornamentation material'22 is deposited or placed directly on the protective It is another object of this invention to simplify the process of application of surface ornamentation material.

In accordance with one feature of this invention transferable surface ornamentation material of a given width is applied to a transparent protective material of slightly greater 'width'and a portion of the protective material not covered with ornamentation material is coated with an adhesive.

.-. embodiment of an ornamentation tape in accordance with my invention; and

FIG. 4 shows the employment of the tape of the preceding figures.

tape 21 and an adhesive is applied to the strips 23 and 24.

In the arrangements of FIG. 3, the ornamentation material is deposited or placed on a film 35 and this in turn is applied to the protective tape 31 which has been previously coated with an adhesive over the one entire face including the strips 33 and 34. v

The advantages of my invention apply equally well tothe arrangements of FIGS. 2 and 3 and the choice between these arrangements is more directly a choice of manufacturing process. i

In FIG. 4, there is shown an ornamentation tape 41 which has been employed to apply the word 46. The tape 41 is first located on the surface to which the ornamentation is to be transferred and is held firmly in place by the adhesive along the strips 43 and 44. A stylus or ball point pen is then employed to trace the word 46 across the protective sheet 41. Having completed the tracing process, the tape is removed as shown in FIG. 4-

and the desired portion of the ornamentation material 42 is transferred to the desired surface. It is readily seen from the above description that the process of transferring ornamentation to smooth or irregular shaped surfaces is simplified through the teachings of my invention and concomitantly the possibility of transfer in the desired pattern is greatly enhanced.

It is to be understood that the above-described arrangements are illustrative of the application of the principles 'of the invention. Numerous other arrangements may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. Apressure transfer ornamentation device comprising a body comprising a flexible but durable thin transparent sheet; frangible pressure transfer ornamentation material in intimate contact with but loosely bonded to a major portion of one side of said body; and pressure sensitive adhesive applied to the remainder of said one side of said body.

2. A pressure transfer ornamentation device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said ornamentation material is gold leaf.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,925,235 Dixon Sept. 6, 1933 2,307,406 Howard et al. Jan. 5, 1943 2,508,725 Newman May 23, 1950 2,626,226 Adair Jan. 20, 1953 2,819,196 Munro Jan. 7, 1958 

1. A PRESSURE TRANSFER ORNAMENTATION DEVIDE COMPRISING A BODY COMPRISING A FLEXIIBLE BUT DURABLE THIN TRANSPARENT SHEET; FRANGIBLE PRESSURE TRANSFER ORNAMENTATION MATERIAL IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH BUT LOOSELY BONDED TO A MAJOR PORTION OF ONE SIDE OF SAID BODY; AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE APPLIED TO THE REMAINDER OF SAID ONE SIE OF SAID BODY. 